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. >>> now over to japan, where election timing may spell budget delays. we have the story from tokyo. >> the election campaign has officially kicked off in japan, but there are worries the budget is not likely to be ready pi the end of this year. they will likely call a special session to elect a new prime minister, then select a cabinet before moving on to budget matters. once they reconvene in january, the new government would likely pass the supplementary budget first before submitting its fiscal 2013 plan in february. so a senior lawmaker predicts that the fiscal 2013 budget will not actually pass until mid may. that's more than a month into the new fiscal year. and if the government can't get the job done by the end of march, a provisional budget will be needed. opinion polls show the gap between the ldp and the ruling democratic party has been narrowing. that means if the ldp can't get their majority, these bills could be delayed even more. back to you, ross. >> all right, thanks for that. that's the late fres the nikkei. still to come, the business
. >>> now over to japan, where election timing may spell budget delays. we have the story from tokyo. >> the election campaign has officially kicked off in japan, but there are worries the budget is not likely to be ready pi the end of this year. they will likely call a special session to elect a new prime minister, then select a cabinet before moving on to budget matters. once they reconvene in january, the new government would likely pass the supplementary budget first before...
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>> so we look at the american election and we have a certain amount of patience for the primary and election rhetoric. you talk to people and they say this is election season, don't worry about what's said. wi assume the chinese system is less democratic to be blunt that they don't have the same kind of motivations. that isn't true. in china, you have much of the same need and in fact arguably given that it's not a democratic system, you actually have even more need for the party to show its legitimacy to the people to explain to the people why it is worthwhile for them to ensure that these nine or these seven folk have control over china and what goes on in china for the next five to ten years. and so you have much the same rhetoric and you've seen this in china over the last section six. increase in national recent tore rick not just vis-a-vis the united states, but everyone more vis-a-vis the countries in the region, vietnam, philippine, japan, south korea. in order to essentially provide to the people of china for the party. >> the name -- we talk in the u.s. about an october surprise, h
>> so we look at the american election and we have a certain amount of patience for the primary and election rhetoric. you talk to people and they say this is election season, don't worry about what's said. wi assume the chinese system is less democratic to be blunt that they don't have the same kind of motivations. that isn't true. in china, you have much of the same need and in fact arguably given that it's not a democratic system, you actually have even more need for the party to show...
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election coming up in pakistan. fragile situation in india in any case with governments not functioning well. you can never rule that sort of thing out. the key point here is we're going back to national politics rather than -- >> alistair, thank you very much for your time today. alistair newton. thank you also to you, jonathan, jonathan allen. that's it for today. take care. good-bye. >>> good morning. president obama will meet with congressional leaders again today i
election coming up in pakistan. fragile situation in india in any case with governments not functioning well. you can never rule that sort of thing out. the key point here is we're going back to national politics rather than -- >> alistair, thank you very much for your time today. alistair newton. thank you also to you, jonathan, jonathan allen. that's it for today. take care. good-bye. >>> good morning. president obama will meet with congressional leaders again today i
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they hit an 8 1/2 month high after shinzo abe won the election. japanese equities, they moved inversely. the korean won is strengthening against the yen and this is putting it head to head with some of the japanese carmakers. it's causing concern about the korean carmakers because their vehicle res now becoming more expensive. so we did see some weakness there. moving on the tote greater chinese markets, the shanghai comp continued to gain. it has been on quite the rally throughout december rising about 9%. keep in mind, though, that this is a government orchestrated rally. we saw that huge surge on friday, more than 4%. it continued today gaining more than .5% and it has cut down the losses that mainland equities have seen this year. however, i wouldn't hold my breath. we have seen this many times in the past. and it has not losted. meanwhile, we did have the hang se seng, though, the shanghai comp failed to lift this index up, down about .4%. in this market, we had chinese sportsmaker li ning in focus. this is the chinese version of nike of adid
they hit an 8 1/2 month high after shinzo abe won the election. japanese equities, they moved inversely. the korean won is strengthening against the yen and this is putting it head to head with some of the japanese carmakers. it's causing concern about the korean carmakers because their vehicle res now becoming more expensive. so we did see some weakness there. moving on the tote greater chinese markets, the shanghai comp continued to gain. it has been on quite the rally throughout december...
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he won the election. he now has the right, morally and politically to force his version of a deal upon people. we also have to consider the dynamics of congress. you know, boehner is going to be coming up to a speaker election january 3rd. all it will require is 17 republicans to overthrow him if they don't support him. that is a tiny number. you could argue this is inherently unstable. you could argue that maybe we're going to get it. some talk about bringing him an outside speaker like john huntsman. and i don't see that happening. but you get a sense of anything could happen in this system. >> and maybe it's a benefit. maybe in the long-term, but certainly right now there does seem to be a sense that it is a small group of people holding the rest of the process hostage. >> oh, yes. i'm trying to find something good to say about something. because the alternative is china, you know? i'd rather have a -- >> is that the case, though? is there not an alternative that you see and other examples as you look
he won the election. he now has the right, morally and politically to force his version of a deal upon people. we also have to consider the dynamics of congress. you know, boehner is going to be coming up to a speaker election january 3rd. all it will require is 17 republicans to overthrow him if they don't support him. that is a tiny number. you could argue this is inherently unstable. you could argue that maybe we're going to get it. some talk about bringing him an outside speaker like john...
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they were set to go forward with some primaries which is what the center left did to elect their candidate. and now that berlusconi has abruptly announced that he's going back, that tells you there is a lot of tension. he's trying to define the support, enough support in order to have some say in parliament even after the elections. an apparently he probably was not able to get that within his own party. as far as the situation overall is concerned, we did see the spread go higher and there are concerns. the minute you touch this jittery topic of the politics here in italy, the market gets very, very concerned. so what has come out officially by the president of italy is that he's officially not calling a consultation for monti at this point. his statement last night was that he wants parliament to act responsibly and sensibly. so right now he's just making this warning. so so at this point, there is not a crisis in the government, but the pdl dismantling the party and creating tension. >> claudia, who at the moment is -- which of parties would get the most seats in terms of polls and stuf
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the uncertainty around the election outcome. the uncertainty around regulatory policy, tax policy, spending policy. all of this is just yet another cloud of unknowns that businesses have to work with in addition to the european crisis and in addition to the global slowdown. it's really all of these uncertainties are combining, i think, to lead to a real deer in the headlights problem for the u.s. economy where businesses don't want to hire or invest because they want to way and see what's going to happen over the next six months. that's a self-fulfilling thing. even if the fed's actions keep the confidence in the sxhe and keep the markets going, that helps to prevent a much worse outcome. it doesn't necessarily generate a lot of above trend growth. >> julia, um curious, too. what you say is an important point. it's not we're always worried about uncertainty, but there's a question of whether monetary policy is pushing on a string in this kind of situation, is it actually fiscal policy that would be more effective and while that'
the uncertainty around the election outcome. the uncertainty around regulatory policy, tax policy, spending policy. all of this is just yet another cloud of unknowns that businesses have to work with in addition to the european crisis and in addition to the global slowdown. it's really all of these uncertainties are combining, i think, to lead to a real deer in the headlights problem for the u.s. economy where businesses don't want to hire or invest because they want to way and see what's going...
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this move is likely to bring the country forward to elections next year. the italian prime minister has offered no clue as to whether or not he will run and it comes after sylvia berlusconi declared over the weekend he would throw his hat in the ring for the job of premier. carolyn ross is in italy following the details there. can you walk us through the time frame here? when are we expected monte to step down? what happens next? >> good morning to you, kelly. here is the time frame for you. over the next few weeks, we're expecting the budget stability law to be passed. neither of the political parties will want to be blamed for bringing down the stability of italy, so they will pass that over the next week. once that is passed, mr. mon at the said he would step down. that will happen likely around new year's. and then the president will have to dissolve the parliament and between 45 and 70 days after the parliament is dissolved, new elections will take place and that probably takes us to february 2014. and, kelly, that is two months before the actual elec
this move is likely to bring the country forward to elections next year. the italian prime minister has offered no clue as to whether or not he will run and it comes after sylvia berlusconi declared over the weekend he would throw his hat in the ring for the job of premier. carolyn ross is in italy following the details there. can you walk us through the time frame here? when are we expected monte to step down? what happens next? >> good morning to you, kelly. here is the time frame for...
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parliament, too, up for elections. how strong a mandate does the government need, and how strong a mandate is it likely to get from voters? >> yes. i think the one key issue about this election is to end the divided diet that is japanese parliament. because of the strengths, reactive strengths of the upper house, the ruling party or coalition that did not have the majority in the upper house continued to struggle in the past. you know, depending upon the result of the election, how it the democratic may form a coalition to secure majority in the upper house to smooth out the policy process, that's one important thing. also maybe the forecast would be what exactly the prime minister-to-be is going to be after he actually becomes the prime minister. and you know, what's -- what's also coming up with the nomination of the new bank of japan's leadership. those things will continue to get attention by the global financial markets. >> yeah, aside from the yen, how are other asset prices, other asset markets be behaving going
parliament, too, up for elections. how strong a mandate does the government need, and how strong a mandate is it likely to get from voters? >> yes. i think the one key issue about this election is to end the divided diet that is japanese parliament. because of the strengths, reactive strengths of the upper house, the ruling party or coalition that did not have the majority in the upper house continued to struggle in the past. you know, depending upon the result of the election, how it the...
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more importantly, the presidential election, korea yesterday elected its first female president seen as market and business friendly. ta gave the market a boost. the greater chinese markets continued to be volatile today, particularly the shanghai composite. it was in the red for most of the day. happening second, as well, in hong kong. it was hsbc providing support for this market. generally, the tone wasn't all that great in either of these markets. this was largely on the back of the chinese banks. the big four. to get their balance sheets in order for tougher regulations next year. the shanghai composite has rallied about 9% since the beginning of december, but really, it's not enough to pull it out of the plays of the one of the worst performing indexes in asia. it is still on track for a third year of losses, a three-year bear market in china while growth has been, what, over 8%? pretty amazing there. let's move on to australia. we did see some gains. the s&p asx 200 hovering near its seven-month high. the miners gave up some gains today, but we did see some positively -- and t
more importantly, the presidential election, korea yesterday elected its first female president seen as market and business friendly. ta gave the market a boost. the greater chinese markets continued to be volatile today, particularly the shanghai composite. it was in the red for most of the day. happening second, as well, in hong kong. it was hsbc providing support for this market. generally, the tone wasn't all that great in either of these markets. this was largely on the back of the chinese...
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in particular, let's shift to asia and head to key elections. think in the most recent manufa worsening, meanwhile, opinion polls have been very consistent about which party is likely to become japan's next ruling party. kaori enjoji has more for this. >> japanese prime minister yoshi hikonoda is trying to keep his party in power just days before the election. it could pave the way for the return of the liberal democratic party of japan. >> japan is going to have another election due next year. and what abbe is perhaps going to do is to use the government machine as much as possible in order for the budget to be increased to sustain some of the public works because there is another critical juncture coming up because the japanese government is going to have to raise the tax rate for consumption tax. >> japanese economy is now in recession. and this is the third time sips the leaning crisis. the budget deficit is now five times larger than it was in 2008. regardless of who wins on sunday, there is widespread expectation in the markets that the ba
in particular, let's shift to asia and head to key elections. think in the most recent manufa worsening, meanwhile, opinion polls have been very consistent about which party is likely to become japan's next ruling party. kaori enjoji has more for this. >> japanese prime minister yoshi hikonoda is trying to keep his party in power just days before the election. it could pave the way for the return of the liberal democratic party of japan. >> japan is going to have another election...
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they know they're up for re-election. the entire house, they're up for re-election in two years' time. if we go over the edge of the cliff, we are going to have a recession in the united states. and i don't care that they say we'll correct it all in two weeks time. that's what they said about the past. they're going to have to come up with a deal, i think, and they will. >> the parallel is actually an interesting one here. if it looks ago though we're going into that kind of situation, you'll see that sell-off accelerate. we've seen some strategists saying, look, we saw 15% drop on the s&p the last couple of times this happened. maybe it will take that. but it sounds like that will ultimately force some kind of resolution here. the question for investors now is whether to get short expecting that kind of move or whether politicians might move ahead of it and avoid it this time. >> i think politicians will probably move ahead. i don't think we can go over the edge of the cliff without repercussions. the damage to confidenc
they know they're up for re-election. the entire house, they're up for re-election in two years' time. if we go over the edge of the cliff, we are going to have a recession in the united states. and i don't care that they say we'll correct it all in two weeks time. that's what they said about the past. they're going to have to come up with a deal, i think, and they will. >> the parallel is actually an interesting one here. if it looks ago though we're going into that kind of situation,...
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it's the base that elected him. if he were to get immigration through, he starts on a successful platform, and then maybe move to the other ones. >> there is incentive for republicans to cooperate on immigration. >> the sad thing for fiscal cliff is we'll be stuck in trench warfare for another couple of years. make sure you do it with a bush type comprehensive package. then you break the trench warfare. you get some from column a and column b, and then maybe you can do the things you want to do. the second big issue, the same thing for a coalition is tax reform. >> but the question tom raises when we're talking about guns, there's a larger approach.does opportunity on gun control if there's a big mental health aspect to it, if there's more to it, tom? >> well, that's what i think. i think it has to be holistic. i'm not an assault weapon fan of any kind, but i know people who go out to the target ranges and feel strongly that they have a second amendment right to fire them off as many times as they want to with 30-ro
it's the base that elected him. if he were to get immigration through, he starts on a successful platform, and then maybe move to the other ones. >> there is incentive for republicans to cooperate on immigration. >> the sad thing for fiscal cliff is we'll be stuck in trench warfare for another couple of years. make sure you do it with a bush type comprehensive package. then you break the trench warfare. you get some from column a and column b, and then maybe you can do the things...
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>> the election starts on wednesday. it takes place over two days. and counting is expected to be completed by may 26. and the result of the first round to be announced on may 29th. but if no one candidate can secure at least 50% of the vote, and analysts don't expect any of them to do that, then we have a second round, a runoff, which is slated for later in june. and then in late june and by july 1st, the actual president will be in office and the mill it taker do military council will hand over power ending the transition. >> okay. good stuff, yousef. >>> why do i think greece might overshadow the egyptian process. >>> still to come, one jeweler hopes its listing will bring back much needed sparkle. >>> spain gdp will contract further in the second quarter according to the economics minister who also vows to write the country's troubled regions in line. >> francois hollande garnered support for a growth agenda ahead of a key summit in brussels saying he's got support for a euro bond plan. >> translator: in the package, this will be euro bonds and i
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they'll cut costs before december's presidential elections as the country's economy needs to rely more and more on consumer and corporate spending. all of this while exports remain sluggish. they sank 8.8% in july. it's the biggest annual drop since 2009. there is no supplementary budget set aside. official alzheimer's have hinted that the economy may not reach its 3% growth projection this year, which is the lowest level since 2009. meanwhile, the consumer inflation rate eased below 2% for the first time in 12 years of giving more leeway for policy makers to cut interest rates. economists say that will be useful for korea's fighting persistently high levels of household debt. kelly? >> thanks. lastly, there are no surprises from indonesia's central bank. it left its policy rate unchanged at 5.75% for the sixth straight month. economists don't expect any stimulus after southeast asia's economy had higher growth. let's get back to john woods at city private bank. john, having reiterated all of these major asian central banks basically staying on hold, does it matter if it seems that chi
they'll cut costs before december's presidential elections as the country's economy needs to rely more and more on consumer and corporate spending. all of this while exports remain sluggish. they sank 8.8% in july. it's the biggest annual drop since 2009. there is no supplementary budget set aside. official alzheimer's have hinted that the economy may not reach its 3% growth projection this year, which is the lowest level since 2009. meanwhile, the consumer inflation rate eased below 2% for the...
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the dow is down 5% now since election day. closing in on 1,000 points as investors fear what could happen if a deal isn't reached in washington. it is friday, november 16th, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning. welcome to "squawk box." i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin and stocks are on a losing streak. we're coming off three straight declining
the dow is down 5% now since election day. closing in on 1,000 points as investors fear what could happen if a deal isn't reached in washington. it is friday, november 16th, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning. welcome to "squawk box." i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin and stocks are on a losing streak. we're coming off three straight declining
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and what the november election means for the global
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election and iphone 5. and while the most searched person of the year was kim kardashian, this is according to yahoo! search engine, kate middleton and political polls also made the top ten list. so here is a simple question for you today. what dunk were the most interesting stories this year or the most interesting story, the election, the owe almost picks, the ongoing saga in greece. let us thouknow. worldwide at cnkrchlt nbcnbc.co. >>> starbucks is changing the way it pays taxes in the uk this after harsh criticism of tax avoidance from the british government. more when we come back. having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. >>> words of caution from the bank of japan chief at forum in tokyo. the governor said central bankers need to take a long term policy perspective if they want sustainable gr
election and iphone 5. and while the most searched person of the year was kim kardashian, this is according to yahoo! search engine, kate middleton and political polls also made the top ten list. so here is a simple question for you today. what dunk were the most interesting stories this year or the most interesting story, the election, the owe almost picks, the ongoing saga in greece. let us thouknow. worldwide at cnkrchlt nbcnbc.co. >>> starbucks is changing the way it pays taxes in...
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media reports suggesting opposition party could win a solid majority the next election. so what is the -- on the yen side of that trade, what are you forecasting? >> the market is aware of that and the opposition party if they do win, they could pressure the boj to try to do more in qe and that would tend to weaken the yen. so the yen is a carry trade back into play over the last one month and shorts have increased significantly over the last one month. so i think that as well as the better macro story in asia has led to quite a few carry trades against the yen and the yuan being one where it has outperformed the yen significantly over the past two, three months. >> south korea sort of dumping a lot of the currency in november, trying to slow the rally. are they going to be anymore successful than they have been? >> it's a mixture of that as well as attempts to reduce speculative lays on the forward so they have for example reduce d the cap on swaps outstanding. but i think players are a mixture of real players and if you do believe that the global economy is on a better
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i think the main scenario is that he will be re-elected but that there will be a general election probably by the end of the year. and at that point, they will need to form a new government, a new coalition, and it's really not clear really what parties, who will be the number one party or who will be in the coalition, and therefore, who will be the prime minister. >> it's remarkable, too, that investment into the country has held up so well. government bonds still yielding extraordinarily low rates. do you expect there to be more of an impact on how the country's perceived its investment opportunity to outsiders as the turmoil continues? >> well, the thing is, when you talk about turmoil, turmoil in japan, if you look around, it doesn't look very much like turmoil. what's turmoil, sounds like turmoil to people with a solid japanese nose is pretty stable if you compare to other places. i think that's one thing in terms of the government debt. still at present, it is almost entirely in the hands of domestic investors. and as for investment in companies, well, that really is not affected ter
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we head out to tokyo where carry enjoji has been talking about the upcoming elections. then, we hone in on central london where one pilot project is living roof and major buildings. find out what green living can do go r to improve the area. >>> and today, the 1 billionth international tourist will reportedly arrive at a destination in the world. at 11:20 central time, we'll speak to the world travel council to find out why france is still the world's top destination but more money is spent in the u.s. and central america is now a star performer. first, we want to get the latest news. looking for confidence out of germany's ifo survey. if we can put it up on the screen, that would be a help as i'm working to get it up at the moment. as soon as we get the numbers on that front, i will bring them to you. looks like we're still waiting on that. in the meantime, send in your thoughts, questions and comments about the program to worldwide@cnbc.com. and the biggest news of the morning, we have a deal. after 14 hours of talkes and months of negotiations, an agreement has been
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we know jacob zuma was up for re-election of south africa's anc and south africa's anc has elected him. this is being reported by reuters. >>> now if you're just joining us, here are some of the top stories we're following out of the u.s. >>> knight capital's board is reportedly split from takeover offers. reports say gecko boosted its kap cash value to about $1el 8 billion. both are eyeing knight's market making business, which handles about 10% of u.s. stock trading volume. get-go rescued knight this summer after a trazing glirch nearly left it bankruptcy. take a look at the reaction of knight shares in frankfurt this morning, add background .5% and have lost three quarts of their value over the last six months. >>> general electric expects sales to be flat next year. it also expects profits to rise. however, jeff immelt is warning the issues in washington have taken a toll on business. ge is reportedly close to a deal to buy avio for as much as $4 billion. ge adding better than 1% in frankfurt trade, well outpacing the market. >>> and mcdonald's is hoping to get a few extra presents
we know jacob zuma was up for re-election of south africa's anc and south africa's anc has elected him. this is being reported by reuters. >>> now if you're just joining us, here are some of the top stories we're following out of the u.s. >>> knight capital's board is reportedly split from takeover offers. reports say gecko boosted its kap cash value to about $1el 8 billion. both are eyeing knight's market making business, which handles about 10% of u.s. stock trading volume....
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as you know, jockeying for position, when is the next election going to be. it will be over the next four to five months. until we have a new government, these really needed deregulation policies aren't likely to be fort coming and when you look at japan, you're basically looking at the fortunes of the exporters, china, currency and america. >> okay. thanks for that. dominic will stick around. we'll have more on january pjapn in the show. first over to china. the economy may have performed weste better, but liquidity a big issue. outstanding yuan loans came in smaller than consensus. still over the weekend, the country did report a solid trade surplus. the biggest in 45 months for the month of october. eunice has more on this report from beijing. >> ahead of the leadership transition, chinese policymakers are painting a rosy picture of the economy. they said it's turning a corner and that he's confident the country will meet its full year economic target of 7.5%. the export data for october also came in surprisingly strong thanes to better than expected sales
as you know, jockeying for position, when is the next election going to be. it will be over the next four to five months. until we have a new government, these really needed deregulation policies aren't likely to be fort coming and when you look at japan, you're basically looking at the fortunes of the exporters, china, currency and america. >> okay. thanks for that. dominic will stick around. we'll have more on january pjapn in the show. first over to china. the economy may have...
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these out just two weeks ahead of elections. the hawkish restoration party is also still in second place and the dpj in third. today ldp president said tokyo and the boj should work together to achieve a 2% inflation target. and the restoration party has reportedly vowed to cut corporate income taxes. two of japan's top high tech firms have decided to join forces in a bid to power up overseas rivals. more live from tokyo. in respect. >>> there will be a joint venture by january 2014. the integration will cover gas turbines and power systems mainly for thermal power plants as well as business but it will not include nuclear power operations. am sales of the new company is estimated to total around $13 billion, a close third in the global thermal power market. infrastructure demand continues to grow worldwide. shares surged following the nikkei report just before the bell. and that's all from me. back to you, kelly. >> thanks very much. samsung may have found a way to get a leg up defense japanese rivals on on the digital camera f
these out just two weeks ahead of elections. the hawkish restoration party is also still in second place and the dpj in third. today ldp president said tokyo and the boj should work together to achieve a 2% inflation target. and the restoration party has reportedly vowed to cut corporate income taxes. two of japan's top high tech firms have decided to join forces in a bid to power up overseas rivals. more live from tokyo. in respect. >>> there will be a joint venture by january 2014....
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presidential election. the cftc is saying entrade has illegally facilitated bets on future economic data, gold prices and even acts of war. the agency says they're option and can only be traded on regulated exchanges. lehman brothers has striked a deal to sell arch stone to equity residential for just over $6 billion. arch stone owns 45,000 apartment units and the sale closes a rocky five year chapter for lehman which took the company private in 2007 only to see its value plumb met when the u.s. housing market collapsed. auditors now say arch stone was a major contributor to lehman's dehe miz. >>> moodys is sticking with a stable outlook for india. the agency mentioned a list of positives including india's high savings and investment rates, large diverse economy, but moody's did warn of credit challenges posed by india's weak infrastructure, high government debt and inflation. also under pressure partly due you to the country's strong reliance on imported crude. india is the world's fourthimpo may be some r
presidential election. the cftc is saying entrade has illegally facilitated bets on future economic data, gold prices and even acts of war. the agency says they're option and can only be traded on regulated exchanges. lehman brothers has striked a deal to sell arch stone to equity residential for just over $6 billion. arch stone owns 45,000 apartment units and the sale closes a rocky five year chapter for lehman which took the company private in 2007 only to see its value plumb met when the...